The Sun. — London, England, 1818-09-08 00:00:00

LONDON JOURNALS. We proceed, in conformity to our plan, to take, daily, Extracts from the London Pap..ls. They nr, quite barren this day in point of original The following are the chief contents, eY• • cept wln are common to them all, and are among our miscellaneous articles. [Morning Herald, Sept. B.] THE QUEEN. The Pnrstcr. REG ENT remained with her MAJESTY and the PaiNcESSES till after eleven o'clock, on Sunday night, and then returned to Hampton Court. do other member of the ):oval Family visited her - Majesty on Sunday. the Physicins having advised that she should be kept as still and composed as possible. In the course of the evening, Sir Francis Mil roan returned from London, and both he and Sir Henry Mil ford have remained in close attendance ever since, so much so, that during the night they only took a few hours' rest al ternately. About eleven o'clock, yesterday, the Duke of York arrived from Oatlauds. Ilk Itoval *Highness would not permit his carriage to be driven up to the hall-door, but alighted in the road, by the garden wall, and walked thence over the yard of the offices to the hack door of the house. The detachment of Guards on duty were also turned out, CI the front court, to receive his Royal Highness, lint the moment he perceived them, he waved his hand to them to retire, and they did so instantly, without presenting arms, The Prince Regent was expected from the Stud•house in the evening. The_ opetation which her Majesty nnderwent, on Satur day night, appears to have given her considerable relief; at least, it is certain, that, at present, she is in a great measure flee from those severe pains and spasms of the rioceva, which, on Saturday, seemed to threaten her speedy dissolution. Iler Majesty, however, notwithstanding this temporary cessation of pain, is in a state of extreme debility; linable to hc:u• the slightest motion, to lie down in her bed, or even to move from her chair at all. Neither has it been judged advisable for her chair to be is . hecied into the adjoining room, where the Princesses have been in the habit of personally waiting ot. their suffering parent, during her little repast, with the most affectionate anxiety; and now her Majesty takes her repast in her lied-chamber. Tice Majesty, indeed, has lately received very little food, and that of the lightest kind ; the wing of a roasted partridge, or some such trine, constituting her dinner. CURIOUS DOCUMENTS. [EXCISE.] It appears that the definition of this word, as given by Dr. JOHNSON in the first edition of Isis inestimable Dictionary, gave olTenee to Govern ment, and it was intended to submit his work to the criticism of Law. The following is the case and the opinion : [The Times, ditto.] CASE. Samuel Johnson has lately publ:shed a book, entitled " Dictionary of the Eng - li:h Lan make, io which the words are deduced front their oritzinals, and illustrated in their diiierent significAtions by examples from the best writers. To which are pt efixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammar." Under the title " EXCISE" are the following words 1— Exct . n. s. (arciis, Dutch ; excisant, Latin), a hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged, not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom " E.rtise." is paid. The people should pay a rateable tax for their sheCp, and an excise for every thing which they should eat.—HAYwAlw. " Ambitious now to tal excise " Of a more fragrant paradise.”—CLEATELAND. Excise. " With hundred rows of teeth the shark exceeds, " And on .►ll trades, like Caisawar, she feeds."—MartvEL. " Can hire large houses, and oppress the poor " By farm'd Excise."—DßYDEN's Juvenal, Sat. 3. The Author's definition being ob , erved by the Commis sioners of Excise, they desire the favour of your Opinion : Qu.—Whether it will not be considered as a libel; and if so, whether it is not proper to proceed against the author, printers, and publishers thereof, or any and which of them, by information or how otherwise ? POLITICAL SKETCHES. (No. X.) F— of The art of robbing vice of its di.gust, and throwing around it the mantle of convivial pleasure, belongs in a very peculiar manner to this Nobleman 1 undertand,lhat,. from his youth to the present time, he has proceeded in one uniform, unblushing course Of debauchery and dissipation. His con eel sation is chiefly tinctured with unchaste expressions and indecent allusions ; and souse hive assured me, that, if these were to be omitted by him, much of his wit, or, at least, what is called his wit, would be lost. It was, most cettainly, a very serious business, and yet I could out help smiling at being informed of this Nobleman's rising in the of —, and making a grave, laboured speech ae,ainst a blasphemous production of Mr. W—. 'Surely, it was very 11t a-propo, , , as the whole kingdom must suspect his sincerity in the business, and even his friends could not hot feel the ri liculousness of his situation. lie is, however, an able and an active Minister ; his abilities are universally acknowledged ; and although I hare, at time., been not quite satisfied with him; for an immoral character will never pos sess my entire confidence; yet, on due examination, I have found him deserving the high station he possesses. If he was to (Wit the I know nut where I should find such an alde successor. It is a gi cat imperfection in Government, that a *". who is tinder the influence of Religion, and feels the comforts and necessity of it, should be prevented front making a sense of it and its sanctions a necessary qualification in his servants.*— The friends of this noble person, who partake the mirth and good humour of his jovial hours, have, no doubt, a great re gard for him ; but he is au unpopular character with the Na-' thin i❑ general. I have been informed that he was seriously affected at the treatment he met with from the young men at C--, when he was Candidate for the °thee of —S— to that Univer sity. It must, indui d, be extremely mortifying to a man, who means to be young as long as he lives, that the whole Youth of a large University should not only treat his name with contempt, and harass his friends with an unpopular cry, but 'nark his personal appearance with the most confirmed and open disapprobatiost.—l am sorry for those things,—but he is certainly a good Minister E— of U--. It is m sad mark of depravity in the present age, that a man in high rank Mid stat ion, and who fulfils the duties of them both, should he regarded rather with indifference by the ge nerality of mankind, because he is influenced by religious mo tives, and preserves the vigour of them by a constant atten tion to religious duties. Surely there is a snore justifiable de pendence upon him, who tills up the interval of his public employment in attentioni to his family, the service of the dis tressed, and the worship of his God. than the Man who for gets his Country in the arms of prostitution, or is tempted to betray it for the exigencies of the gaming-table. The habit of doing good, and acting alight in private life, is a noble ground-Mork for the goodly superstructure of public virtue. E-- of EI---. In the whole body of Nobility, I do not think there is a man better qualified in every respect to he about the person of a hint th.in this Lord. Ilk knowledge of the world ; his pvrtect acquaintance with wlrttever gives the highest polish tog I manners; his modesty, good sense, and respectful de meanour, render him capable of doing booour to any high office of the Court to which he mi4ht be called. : Nevertheless, he has no employment at St..J-'s.-But so it,;_s. • If this should he (min.; to an imperfection in our Go retnnwolt. which I e•annct think, it linst he in a very chat tere•l condition indeed. 'Poe tide of Corruption), it k trite, bears stionely av,ainst it, and virtue seems to shrink hack front the torrent. t I will endeavour to recal this singular circumstance to the remembrance of the 'leader !—\l'llen this Nobleman was Candidate for the above-mentioneil li.monrs of the Univer sity of in opposition to Lord 1 - 1 --, the whole Body of students, a very few excepted, exerted their utmost opposi tion to him, and treated his supporters with the Most arowcd _ College, particularly, when a siimptuons public entertainment was provided by the Head of it for th e unpopular Candidate : as soon as Grace was pro nounced. all the Seholais, &e. to the nintilier of fluty, imme diately quitted the nail.-11ns dignified marls of contempt made, I believe, the coop of that day, and some succeeding ones, very hitter to his Lordship. ‘Vhile his abilities and inter4rit v, it may he wou ld reflect An viral lustre opon any state employments to which he might be invited. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Perpprmed tact Night. TfirATRE ro,F. , T-GASIDEN.--Matheth : MaCllOll, Nlr. Lady Nlacheth, NI rs. Vales (her first appear ance on this Stage). Tu which was added, The and his Men. THEATIU: RoYm., TIAVMARKF:T.—The First Floor: Whim sey, Mr. Terry; Nancy, Mr... Gibbs. After which, The Green Man. To which o':ts added, The Travellers Be nighted. Tn E RovA OrERA, Sri ANn.—Fire a n d Wa ter: Frederieli, \I r. Wrench ; Fanny, Miss Love. After which, The Privateer. 'Co which was added, Amateurs and Actors. ARRIVED-1 DO)lin, 1 Waterfi,rd. DUE-1 Gnernqev and Jersey, 2 S‘‘c,lcu, I I-Lunburgli, 1 Hull ;MILI 1 France. PRICE OF STOCKS nits ',AY A T riirgt,vE o'cr.eric. a per Cent. B ed..........1,1nt Imperial :3 per Cent. Ann. 74g a per Cent. Cons 7548 ill India 80nd5......775. 8.25. pr. Si per Cent ‘liut Ex. Bills, 2d..... I9s. 17s. pr. 4 per Cents shat Omniunt . dis. .-2g 5 per Ct. N. Ann......105iii4 Cons. for Account,76 75 . 47614 Batik L. Attn. strut HIGH WATER AT LONDON MUDGE TO•NIORROW. Morning, ;i► 'ninnies after 9. I Evening, 5f.; minutes after 9. THE SUN. eoLE'I QUIS DICEHE FA !AVM AUDEN!' ? LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1818. OPINION. " I am of opinion that it is a libel ; but under all the eir ctunsttinces, I should think it butter to give him an opportu nity of alter in; his definition ; and in case he don't, threaten him with an information. (Signed) " 29th November, 1755." L' N. I.III3RRAY. COPY OF THOMAS PAINE'S PETITION FOR RESTORA- TION TO THE STATION OF OFFICER OP EXCISE. nONOURAIII.E SIRS,--In humble obedience to your Honours' letter of discharge, bearing date August e 9, 1765, I delivered up my commission, and since that time have given you no trouble. I e.mfess the justice of your Houours' displeasure, and humbly beg leave to add my thanks for the candour awl lenity ,vl►ikh you at that unfortnnate time indulged me with. And though the nature of the report, and my own confes sion, cut off all expectations of enjoying your Honours' fa vour then, yet I humbly hope it has not f►nally excluded we t!►etefrom, c.: • - m which hope I humbly presume to entreat your Honours to restore n►r.. The time I enjoyed my former commission was short and unfortunate—an officer only a single year. No complaint of the least dishonesty or intemperance ever appeared against me; and if I am so happy as to succeed in this my humble pe tition, I will endeavour that my future conduct shall as much engage your Honours' approbation, as my former has merited your displeasure. I am your Honours' most dutiful humble Servant, London, July 3, 1766. THOMAS PAINE. July 4, 1766—T0 be restored on a proper vacancy. S. B. Numbers of people ‘vere last week at Clare mont, to view the residence of our deeply-la mented Princess. A suite of four rooms, com prising a polour on the right of the hall, dining room. library, and withdrawing-room, are all that. are shown. Some tickets only admit to a view of the grounds round the mansion. It is said that exorbitant fees are required of the visitors : this oug ht to be stopped immediately. HER MAJESTY.—The following is the Bulletin of this clay : " KF.w PALACE, SEPT. 8. '' HER MAJESTY had but little sleep in the fore part of the night, but continues much the same as yesterday. (Signed) " H. "'ALFORD. " F. MILNIAN." We received this mottling the Pails Papers of Saturday last. The following are extracts : " NB's, SEPT. s.—Yesterday his Royal High ness the Prince Augustus of Prussia was presented to the King and the Princes. " Gvneral Donadieu has been interrogated as a witness, by 'NI. Leslie, in the affair of General Cannel. " The military and religions ceremonies for the reception and deposit, at Strasburg, of the re mains of General Kieber, are to take place on Monday next. The field-rats have so multiplied in some quarters, in consequence of the great drought, that in order to stop the ravages of these animals, it has been directed, in the environs of Landau, that every proprietor shall daily deliver twelve rats for every florin of laud-tax which he pays. It is stated that in the single village of Offenbach, where the inhabitants eagerly set about executing the order, they delivered, in the course of three days, no less ti►an 47,300 rats ; a dealer in poison for rats has, in the course of two months, sold 3901 b. of it. " Mr. I34ring, who has been for some time at Paris, set out yesterday to proceed to Holland, and from thence to Aix-la-Chapelle. FIVE PER CENTS Friday 77 f. 75c. DEFERRED srock Of the 22(1 March, 1817, 97 f. 10c. 22d Sept. 151 7, S 5 f. 10c. 21,1:11arcli,1318, Si f. 90c. " WARSAW, Auo. 17.—The Count I-Mdouville, Commissioner of the French Government, has ar rived here from Paris. " On the portico of the new Church which is building here, on the model of the Pantheon of Rome, the following inscription is to be sculp• tuned Diro Alexandro.' " The harvest is most abundant in the en virons of this capital. " PETERSBURGH t AUG. 14.—The weather here continues extremely hot. We have not for a long time bad so fine a summer. " STRASBURG, AUG. 31.—This morning the Duke of Wellington reviewed the whole of the Austrian corps d'arm6e, commanded by General the Baron de Frimont, in the plain half a league from liagnenan. His Grace then set out for the chateau of Reichshoffen, near Hidcrbroun, in order to review, to-morrow, the \Vurtensberg troops in the plain of Gundershoffen. " The Austrian troops went through their ma noeuvres with great precision : they had with them upwards of 70 pieces of cannon. " ROME, AUG. 19.—The Consulta have re ceived advices that the plague is making dreadful ravages at Scutari, in Albania, where from 100 to 150 persons die every day. The most severe mea sures of quarantine have in consequence been or dered along the coasts of the Adriatic'," We have given an account of the Rif-roff Meeting in Palace-Yard yesterday, which we have taken from a Morning Paper ; for though we witnessed the disgraceful scene, we cannot take the trouble of detailing ourselves the miser able trash which we heard from Citizen HUNT, and the person who styles himself Doctor WAT SON. A pitiable sort of scaffold was erected near the entrance into We3tminster Hall, and it was lamentable to see lawless Demagogues haranguing the people, clone to an edifice devoted to Law and Justice. Few people attended these wretched Reformers, and their hackneyed declamation was generally received with a kind of languid con tempt, for it is evident that those who at tended were attracted by mere curiosity, not similarity of political principles. The force, indeed, wai so ill prepared, so poorly rel:re. sewed, anti was received with such cold in difference, that the despicable Actors have too little encouragement to attempt another perform ance. We understand, and we cannot hut feel some snrprize on the occasion, that some Printer had been found credulous enough to trust these Demagogues so far as to print their Address to the PRINCE REGENT, and their Remonstrance, or Re solutions, or by whatever name their hackneyed sedition was characterised, and that the Orators had sent copies to some of the Morning Papers ; but it appears that they were rejected even by the most jacobinical, as too libellous and audacious. Our Letters from the disturbed Districts this morning give more favourable accounts. The prospect of affairs brightens in Lancashire and Cheshire. Jourtsom, one of the Stockport Ora tors, has been taken into custody, under a %var mint from the Chief Justice of CHESTER. A tem perate but determined application of the Law will. no doubt, deter the Leaders from a conti nuance in their inflammatory instigations, and the distresses of the majority are likely to operate more powerfully than all the insidious or violent harangues of those who have brought them and their families into so ruinous and pitiable a condition. Madras Papers to the Sth of March have come to hand, the contents of which ue have extracted. The intelligence by this cDnveyance is not of so late a date as that of which our Readers are al ready possessed. SHIP NEWS. ult ra WEYIKOUTH, SEPT. 6.—About 15 sal " ° I 4 no cbantmen, lying in Portland Roads, winn S % 7; tl . l o sailed down Channel early this morning.--"' N.N.W. PoaTsmouTn, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the brig °Po: cord, from London for Gibraltar. Sa iled bit Leveret gun-brig for St. Helena. Rea lain „ t p Majesty's ships Semiramis, I phigenia, and Ca r ' - (13 , FALNIOUTH, SEVT. 5. Sailed the ijegor STEWART, from the Cape of Guod 1 1 °P e ' London. for t° DEAL, SEPT. 7.—Arrived, and SaileL a" River, the Metcalf, Howard, from Bengal; vrcl; nada, Scott, from Bombay—sailed the 22d Mritt, Vittoria, Bowuass, front Jamaica ; A"'l fro g --, from Montt eal ; Enterprize. HamlynP 1ro d; Grenada ; Sat alt Christina, Young, 11)6111'10V Nautilus, Alelard, from ditto; Neptune, 'An, bury, from Cadiz ; Malvin*, Brook, frorT:oft cona; Balfour, Gunsun, from Tobago; F'-1P Goodlead, from Quebec ; and Arethosfb„ — ;tV from St. Jago de Cuba, for orders. S'il le j t it homeward-bound ships for the River, .8°4;5/ outward-bound on their respective YoY3gCiii Came down from the River, and sailed , of Bourdeaux, Hollett, for St. Helena ; %off' and Juda, Stokes, for Newfoundland 'rvotO );'arrant, forTeneriffe. Also arrived, and re el in the Downs, the Russian frigates Legr ( 1,1:00 1 modore Ratmanoff; -Pospeshnay, Capt' and Proboinuy, Capt. stam. st .y, 040 o.oll' bound to Cadiz. f t t /1 MARGATE, SEPT. 7.—Arrived off tins r ThoffiaS, BELL, front St. Vincent's. e 105/ 1 LtvaaPooL, SEPT. 6. Arrived 5 74 . PRITCHAKD, from Honduras—sailed (11- y , Julie ; on the 2d July, in lat. 21.4. long. D's'll/ spoke the George, %%'ARD, from Rovetiondoul 1 1 London. Also arrived the Belvoir Castle. 4° FOOT, front Quebec—sailed the 6th A4 151 ; 1 4 0 the 21st Aug. in lat. 46. 38. long. 46. 6 . 'P I the Anacreon, front Liverpool for Viefo"..d/ arrived the John, BINNINGToN, from Mirdnlie sailed the 10th August ;on the 20th, tit sP,7 E nid Samuel, BOWER, in tat. 48. 30. long. 4 ' „, Newcastle to Newfoundland. CO:i, NORTH SHIELDS, SEPT. s.—The E 110 .4 Dta" tit oil FORD, of South Shields, coal laden, has P,bor with luss of her top-masts, and is at an' Tynemouth Bar, waiting to get refitted. CAPTURE OF PORTUGUESE SIIIP' sil f/i , BY PRIVATEERS FITTED OUT AT BALTIIAOP) ARTIGAS'S COMMISSIONS• lay l'e - St. Barthawneit,-, coh "MR. PRINTER,--Your Paper is the or D Yol)i c ,', nel through which the abominable dee d ' ,blt''' have been committed here of late may he i 1 : 1 10 )111 , made known. Two piratical schooners , Pi le :d ltl e , originally fitted out at Baltimore,_ oq iii. 10!,,," Capt. N—, a Capt. C—, and a Mr. ( 3 ":1 1 1 ",4 under the cloak of commissions from A rti ' ll 't ' il well known to require any particular deselcf4 brought into this island, and into the °i f i c , , keys, two most valuable Portuguese site c. „ ( d`, / , 4 ,: 4 or 500 tons each, one loaded ssith th e ' Lit'",t tions of he Brazils—say sugar, rum, e4 l : 3l. J . , e 'isb ° : ' tallow, rice, and cinnamon, bound t° c ile': the other loaded with salt, wine, butter , S p c. ; raisins, figs, perfumery, dry goods, B° A " r o c ° ,e bound from Lisbon to the Brazils : , the ,", - .1 4. 4' to anchor boldly into this harbour, 11 " 6-1 00 1° ' , C guese colours, made her entry at the ri; e:e house, and immediately began to dise b , ° o ol ,o cargo, which the agents sold or re-041)-(10(1:0 diately on board of American Tess e : or ot i fr i i United States; the second went to uoc` l- Orbe Island, from which she has sent uP i b t e „llic b 0 1 her cargo by droghers, and the sale 0 ' ": ialOot gan at public auction yesterday. I.l'ficoll';44 tants exclaim loudly against these pil l- i t o"k which the Government appears to s h ut fv cri) , on, and has treated with ioditferenee:c laftli presentation on the subject. It is to i ', o f t ° , 1 1 that whatever may be the ultimate resto t ,,i s l a atrocities, the innocent inhabitants of i ii "l i p I may nut be included with the few : g i ' M Captain P--, of whom the Ainer'°lis/100 ti for d . have already spoken, is the person w. ° lo isf the above-mentioned pirates with e i °l l ja I t A ti of which he brought a quire with 11.11 fittol last from the river Plate. T" brig'are ° 'id at Baltimore, have since arrived, an d . 0 5e.,01 1 1 char at Five Islands, bound on a cr ul t i o a li :lr the poor harmless Portuguese; SO t hil tit rei i / time this is likely to become the chieferood, the Brazilian productions, and of th e , id manufactures. The above-mention" insured at Llyd's."—Crim , es.) 4 0 ill ° ---"'s.-11 iif t i t - 0' ST. Domurco.---Upon t h e subject - litter ments of CHRISTOPIIE, the following letter has been received:— a :II e Mary,al,nl c wrote liinisg it t t h i „laea o tri let : sir. a n i v s d: vt i i n cs i t e l i l i a e p s b l o a l l l sl , e r : l eo ) l‘it a r )lll : ; l B l ie si j d s : ‘ yg ys i c e t i i : l a y t ti : y i b g eC to l(li caus etu r ßh a l l 5 : t l r r °e fa o coe :0 : Pc j e j e l : l ; d l : l e l 1131 : 11 stil of It:: : i ll il l a i intention; ii he has, 1 Jo we ver, sent io / :, e 1t1 3 ,i"? and others in power, requestilictor 1 0 04 jaernatii‘ t tl)y o litirtrAilielicaeeviAt i messengers as la,stariele.rlen receive asaligeltusie,eiiilo(raa(tils::.lll.i l y., eiaittitilnti‘itii,lvridnteacitirsitealoaorctetnila,)eiuegubi'so'itere.it:(:t)leilva,aisir:, v irait f lii : ol): l oficior) p nit r i:r : rs.lll l i li e :3l:: :l lllice r itsio, t i le g rliittli t : // c since the death of PETION all caus e ° l to t oil' e / positions, of course, cannot be li' le :,„, u er I° le fo r . h Should the i, vi l e n e b a t e ) fi t i t ii t le a c : e: 5e,i.b0 5 0 , 1 ,0 4 1: contrary. Mauritiustil the tie thin place. La Irol'e espcle,/,' ie l a r , on via Ha vannah i 3 11° 11Y o f ear. 1 0/ foreigners Gaz can et vs, t o.. s , been received. It contains o 0 "°' ov`' CO for a mourning was ordered to be ‘vor n e iacc s ' on account of ~..i._dier......--teltosavfetinleotibiltiligl t of pA p r,l r e i n l s , l .: , • l the death of the r LOTTE. is encamped 0011:eirtictleetirsigiti.tiole.ig5t,,,i'figiei,e:11 0 '11 0: j°